desacatar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
desacatar (first-person singular present desacato, first-person singular preterite desacatei, past participle desacatado)
to disrespect
Synonym: desrespeitar
to disobey, to flout (rules, a ruling, etc.)
Synonym: desobedecer
to provoke
Synonym: provocar
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
“desacatar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“desacatar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
=== Further reading ===
“desacatar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From des- + acatar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /desakaˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.kaˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: de‧sa‧ca‧tar
=== Verb ===
desacatar (first-person singular present desacato, first-person singular preterite desacaté, past participle desacatado)
(transitive) to flout
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“desacatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025